MINDANAO DAILY TRUTH | JUSTICE | PROGRESS
Volume XII, No. 085
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Thursday, December 8, 2022
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Iligan opens ‘Paskuhan Festival’ I
By MARIVIC OMANDAM DAVIS
LIGAN CITY (MindaNews ) – Deprived of a grand Christmas celebration in the previous two years, this city greeted the start of the Christmas season with a bang with the opening of the first “Iligan Paskuhan Festival 2022” on Monday night. Confetti rained as Iligan and symbols. City Administrator DarCity opens Paskuhan Festival 2022 Monday evening win Manubag said 21 local (5 December 2022) at Bu- government offices put up hanginan Hill, site of City their Kiddie Wonderland Hall. MindaNews photo by themed booths, 30 schools MARIVIC OMANDAM displayed giant stars, while 13 barangays installed belDAVIS Hundreds of Iliganons ens and Christmas trees. C ouncilor Michelle crowded the area at the foot of Buhanginan Hills in “Sweet” Booc, chair of the Barangay Palao, where the Sangguniang Panlungsod’s ceremony for the opening Tourism Committee, said of the Christmas Village led that this is just the beginby Mayor Frederick Siao ning, and expects even bigger celebrations in the years was held. The various offices of to come. “Despite the hardships the city government, public schools under the Depart- we have gone through bement of Education and the cause of the pandemic, this different barangays lit up celebration sends the mesBuhanginan Hill, site of City sage that there is still hope,” Hall, as they decorated the said Jeremy Sacon, assistant place with Christmas lights principal at the Iligan City
National High School. One of the Kiddie Wonderland-themed booths at the Christmas Village for the first Iligan Paskuhan Festival. MindaNews photo
by MARIVIC OMANDAM DAVIS Mi chel l e S ar i l l an a , 30-year-old mother of four kids, said she was happy that her children were able
to go out the house and join the rest of the city in the Christmas celebration. “It’s been a while since we had something like this,” she added.
To encourage participation, the city government is holding contests for best in belen, Christmas tree, Christmas symbol / giant
See FESTIVAL, page 10
Business leader thanks CDO, Buk’n, and MisOr are the main drivers NSA Carlos for ending of NorthMin’s economic recovery in 2021 practice of red-tagging posted a growth of 9.6 de Oro shared 27.4 per- contributor was Misamis Date of Release: 06 December 2022 Reference No. PSAX-PR-2022-24
By Azer Parrocha MANILA – A business leader expressed gratitude to National Security Adviser Clarita Carlos for ending the practice of redtagging in government. Carlos also serves as vice chair of the National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (NTF-ELCAC).
Ed Chua, chairman of the Business for Sustainable Development and the Makati Business Club, thanked Carlos during a dialogue with other business leaders at the Asian Institute of Management (AIM) in Makati City on Monday. The dialogue was the first time a national security adviser held a meeting with See LEADER, page 10
National Security Adviser Clarita Carlos
The regional economy of Northern Mindanao rebounded this year, posting a growth rate of 6.3 percent in 2021 from a 5.3 percent decline in 2020. The top drivers to the 2021 economic recovery of Region X were: City of Cagayan de Oro, which
percent; Bukidnon, which accelerated to 6.4 percent; and Misamis Oriental, recording a growth of 4.0 percent. The aforementioned remained the main contributors to the Gross Regional Domestic Product (GRDP) of Region X for the period 2018 to 2021. The City of Cagayan
cent, closely followed by Bukidnon with a share of 27.3 percent, and Misamis Oriental with 16.5 percent share. In 2021, Bukidnon had the largest share in Agriculture, Forestry, and Fishing with a share of 66.4 percent. In the region’s Industry, the top
Oriental at 26.7 percent share. Meanwhile, the City of Cagayan de Oro had the largest share in the region’s Services with a share of 38.7 percent. For full report, statistical tables, and visuals on the PPA releases, please visit our website at www. rsso10.psa.gov.ph/ppa.
Gross Domestic Product, Growth Rate, Contribution to Growth, and Percent Share to Region X Economy, By Province/HUC, At Constant 2018 Prices: 2018-2021